Jan 23, 2010 09:54
14 yrs ago
English term
badlands
GBK
English to Slovak
Science
Geography
Definition from
Glossary Of Geography:
Very irregular topography resulting from wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock.
Example sentences:
Badlands are semiarid regions with sparse vegetation that experience high rates of erosion. Water and wind, instead of carving gentle hills and broad valleys, sculpt soft sedimentary rock into intricate mazes of narrow ravines, v-shaped gullies, knife-sharp ridges, buttes, and colorful pinnacles. (SOUTH DAKOTA BADLANDS)
Both badlands and gullies appear to have developed since European settlement and to be part of the same hydrological system with extensive areas of bare ground (badlands) feeding water to incising gullies. (ScienceDirect)
n the Badlands, soils can consist of sandstone, shale, and lignite. All soils have been modified by erosion (i.e. wind, water, and ice). (University of Idaho)
Proposed translations
(Slovak)
4 -1 | badlands | Michal Zugec |
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Proposed translations
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badlands
Definition from
Žilinská univerzita:
Nepravidelné formy a tvary povrchu Zeme, vytvorené eróziou sedimentovaných hornín.<br /><br />Ronové formy georeliéfu (rill landforms):<br />ronová ryha, stružka (rill channel) <br />výmoľ (gully) <br />barrancos <br />badland <br />výplachový kužeľ
Example sentences:
4. výmoľová erózia 1. výmoľ (až 1m) 2. strž (10 až viac m) -rozsiahly a hlboký výmoľ -barrancos (strž na sopke) -v USA oblasť Badland (extrémna výmoľová erózia na sprašiach) (Univerzita Komenského)
3. Badlands vytvorené za 5 dní. (Badlands je púšť utvorená eróziou, ako napríklad v štáte Utah) Topografiu Badlands je možné nájsť v Juhozápadnej a v Južnej Dakote. Vznikne tam kde erodoval volný material v oblastiach pokrytých skalami a zanechal tak po sebe hrbolatú, a predsa malebnú krajinu. (creationism)
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Maria Chmelarova
: I napriek tomu ze sa slovo nachadza v slovniku cudzich slov, plus pouzit text z "creationism" , "badlands vytvorene za 5 dni" ?!
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Martin Gazdik
: Okrem velmi vseobecneho kontextu - to potom navrhy vyssie. A tiez to pouzitie stranky z creationism ako sucast akehokolvek korpusu :-/.
1 day 16 hrs
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vďaka
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Slavomir BELIS
: Dovolím si s tým nesúhlasiť.
33 days
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Discussion
pustatina, - pustý, neobývaný al. riedko obývaný, obyč. neúrodný kraj
http://slovniky.juls.savba.sk/?w=pustatina&c=Q3e9&d=psp&d=ks...
teda aj neúrodná / neúrodný -> synonymum
dalsia moznost - neurodna poda ?]
vodou a veternou eroziou (zvetral/ny kraj), teren, tak ako sa vytvaral pocas mil. rokov?
Why to submit English words in a case there is clear translation published by e.g. Americanisms Dictionary, Peprník, 1982,